{"product_id":"the-oxford-handbook-of-the-merovingian-world-paperback","title":"The Oxford Handbook of the Merovingian World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBonnie Effros\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eIsabel Moreira\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Merovingian era is one of the best studied yet least-known periods of European history. From the fifth to the eighth centuries, the inhabitants of Gaul (what now comprises France, southern Belgium, Luxembourg, Rhineland Germany, and part of modern Switzerland), a mix of Gallo-Roman inhabitants and Germanic arrivals under the political control of the Merovingian dynasty, sought to preserve, use, and reimagine the political, cultural, and religious power of ancient Rome while simultaneously forging the beginnings of what would become medieval European culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe forty-six essays included in this volume highlight why the Merovingian era is at the heart of historical debates about what happened to Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. The essays demonstrate that the inhabitants of the Merovingian kingdoms in these centuries created a culture that was the product of these traditions and achieved a balance between the world they inherited and the imaginative solutions they bequeathed to Europe. The Handbook highlights new perspectives and scientific approaches that shape our changing view of this extraordinary era by showing that Merovingian Gaul was situated at the crossroads of Europe, connecting the Mediterranean and the British Isles with the Byzantine empire, and it benefited from the global reach of the late Roman Empire. It tells the story of the Merovingian world through archaeology, bio-archaeology, architecture, hagiographic literature, history, liturgy, visionary literature and eschatology, patristics, numismatics, and material culture.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBonnie Effros\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eProfessor and Head of the Department of History at the University of British Columbia\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cstrong\u003eIsabel Moreira\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDistinguished Professor of History, University of Utah\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBonnie Effros\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor and Head of the Department of History at the University of British Columbia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsabel Moreira\u003c\/strong\u003e is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Utah.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 6.4 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44276266401894,"sku":"9780197785263","price":113.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/eC8pxCtJO89780197785263.webp?v=1766427212","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-oxford-handbook-of-the-merovingian-world-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}